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Please join GAL in conversation with poet and memoirist Yrsa Daley-Ward about her powerful new memoir THE TERRIBLE.RSVP here, we will let people in on a first come, first serve basis.

June 21st7-9 PM Deep End Club

Yrsa’s book will be available for purchase by The Lev at the event, but we suggest you read it beforehand to join the conversation.

The talk begins promptly at 7:15pm with an audience Q&A at the very end. Yrsa will also be signing books, she will sign until the last person leaves.

Copies of THE TERRIBLE and bone will be for sale at the event but to guarantee a copy, pre-order here through The Lev.(*click "pick up in-store" and add a note if you will be attending the event).

There will be librations and snacks provided.

This is the first of GAL’s monthly book club series. Join us next month in New York, or (always) via our Facebook group and Instagram stream.

About Yrsa Daley-Ward:Yrsa Daley-Ward is a poet, model and actor of West Indian and West African heritage who was born in England. She is known for her debut book, Bone, as well as for her spoken-word poetry. Her memoir, The Terrible, was published in 2018.

About GAL (Girls at Library):Girls At Library (GAL) is an online journal that features engaging literary interviews with and book recommendations from remarkable, diverse women who share a passion for reading. A unique online resource for literature lovers, GAL invites the exchange of ideas, perspectives, and emotions that underscore what makes reading such a universal pursuit. Each interview offers keen insights, personal portraits, and an artful, intimate look inside the libraries of women from all walks of life.

About The Lev:The Lev is a community pop up bookstore founded to build a community space for women and to promote women and people of color writers. The Lev has brought together an amazing community by hosting over 20 author readings, storytime & art hours, workshops book clubs and other community events in only four months.

About Deep End Club:Est in 2013, The Deep End Club is a Community Clubhouse and Online Shop founded by drummer and activist Tennessee Thomas as hub for artists and activists to work together to find creative solutions to the world’s problems.